Fremont Family Medical Center welcomes new nurse practitioner

Heather Manning joins clinic

Fremont Family Medical Center, a Valley-Wide Health Systems clinic, has employed a new nurse practitioner specializing in services for children, teens and women.

Heather Manning said she has been a nurse since 1990 and received her Family Nurse Practitioner degree this year from Regis University.

"I kind of had a hybrid job for five years ... I was the gap between the nurse and nurse practitioner in a women's health clinic," Manning said. "That is kind of what made me take the next step to get my degree."

Nurse practitioners have more autonomy than registered nurses, Manning said.

"A nurse is more in a supervised position," She said. "Nurse practitioner training includes more diagnostics and diagnosing, treating, follow-up."

Manning said the medical center wants to reach more people in the area.

"Our focus tends to be a little bit more of treating chronic conditions. They've brought me on board to kind of focus on family and women and children. In the long-term, our goals are to update our building if possible," she said.

She said one of the reasons she chose to work at FFMC is because they assist people who are medically underserved. The clinic offers a sliding fee program for the uninsured. They also accept the Colorado Indigent Care Program, Colorado Child Health Plan Plus, Medicaid, Medicare and most private insurance.

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"It's not often that you find a healthcare organization like them ... They really focus on the patient and patient care," Manning said. "I had exposure to Valley Wide in Alamosa through some schooling I was doing and I did some clinical work up there."

Manning said she became a nurse because she loves the "whole ambiance of service."

"I love medicine and I love people ... and I like making people feel better," she said.

Fremont Family Medical Center is located at 602 Yale Place. For more information, call 275-2301.

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